Boring bar



March 23, 1954 Filed March 23, 1953 R. F. ROGERS BORING BAR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR RUSSELL E ROGERS March 23, 1954 R, ROGERS 2,672,771

BORING BAR Filed March 23, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR RUSSELL E ROGERS BY $3.51 7 ATT NEY Patented Mar. 23, 1954 o Es PATENT creme BORING BAR;

RusseltlFi-'ltogers, Youngstown; Ohio Application Mfil'ch 23, 1953; Srial N m 343321 13 Claims.

The; present, invention. relates to: boring bars of th'eutype havinga plurality of 1 cutters andv means toaradially adjust the cutters, andomore-par vision of a'boringa-barof the typehaving a pair of diametrically opposed cutting tools which is characterized by: the: provision of 'improvedarrangements for adjustingvthe cutting: tools in a radial direction and for clamping or looking the tools; any. desired adjusted position.

Another'object of the. invention resides in the provisionof a boring-'bartofy-the general-type dexscribed above wherein adjusting. and locking of thecuttingtools orbits may be effectedzfrom one end or the boring bar end is remote from the cutting-tools Ainotherobject ofthe invention is to provide a boring; bar having; means to: adjust and'clamp; one

or" more cutting: tools wwherein novel means are provided for" applying a predetermined: :clamping pressure tothe cutting effectmadial adjustment of the"tools without a1- tering such predetermined .clampingpressure:

Yet another object 0f the invention. is the pros vision of a boring barhaving the :above described general characteristics wherein novel and: highly simplified 311168.118 are provided for enlarging: the

operating. range of the; apparatus. Thus, boring barsof the type employing two or more opposed cutting-tools must ordinarily be positioned. concentrical-ly inganuopeningto; be machined. and

enlargementsof theaopening areeffectedzby mov ingg'zthef plurality oflcutters radially outward of a-supporting member therefor rather than by moving the supporting-member laterally as may be: done Where only a single cutter is. utilized.

However, it will be readily apparent that asz-the sizeor thebore becomes relatively largein' remtion to the supportingmember forthe cutters the r latter will berpoorly supported adjacent?the cutand tool chatter ancibreakage may ting; edges, resultl- Accordingly; the present invention seeks toprovide asimme and wholly practical arrange merit' for modifying a standard cutter" support member so that the same may provideadequate support for cuttingtools' -evenwhere the size of the opening is substantially larger than the-stand and support iri'ember.

Another obi'eot of the invention is the pro visior'i :in": ai borin'gban or the: general type deapparatus, which one toolsxand .to thereafter scribed for: and improved: arrangement for :mounta inea plurality ofjcutting tools :onrthe ."baI'TWhGI'B-v byithe apparatusmaybeneffiectively employed" in: machining; fblind? b.ores,that is,c'bores-=hawing en'strance: openingsvoi reducedudiameter. Aiidrmorei specifically, this object contemplates theeprovie SlOHI'zOf-fill improved arrangement rforrmounting a plurality of cutting tools wherebya'upon zooms-- pl i n of amachinineeoperation u omar min-cw: here :the extended (cutting; tools' mayz be sreadiiir; collapsed to-;permit :ready retraction oiiitheabors' ine bar :fromthe here without damagerto theabore: ortools; l

A further: object --o-f 1 the: invention .resiclessi inn theeprovision of as boring ban having-:th-era'boye'a described characteristics which, in addition, may? be :readily modified into: a, conventional; boring ban wherein; for example;a-singleecuttingg tool 's' is fixedly secured. in they-support member therefor, the support being: moved laterallmin the open ing-to be maehinedin. order to eifectiadjustmentss. The above and other objects and advantagesroiii. the. invention- Willo become; apparent: upon. full consideration of; the followingedetaimd fspecificae tion and. accompanying cl-ra-wing'whereinisshown.r. a prererred: embodiment of the'inven-tion.

Inthesdrawing: Figure 1 isa longitudinal section view-ofaeb'ore' ing; bar-device constructed-in accordance-with:

theteachings of-my-inventiom Eigure Zisa left hand. end-.view-zof therapparatusn FigureBJisa section view taken generally along line IIl -III of Figure; 1;

Figure-.14; is a fragmentary section view tak en generally alongnlineIV-JV of-Figu-re 2;:

Figure .5- is a right aha-nd. end View of .the: appaa rates. of Figure. '1

Figure Eris. .a .fragmentarw top,-plan.-view of mar modification of the apparatus oii Figure-.1;

Figurelis a sideelevation. of theapparatusrofi Figured; and.

Figure 8 is arfragmentary View. of: a seconds modifieationof the. apparatus or Big-ore. "1.

Referring now. to the drawing; and. initially to Figural, the numeral iii-designates ran-elongated, cylindrical. support member. of my; boringlapparatus which may comprise a length-1. or: pierced. seamless tubing; forlexample, oflasmuoh as twelve feet .in length, havingxa generally-fiat.

forwardmlefti end surface Hnand a lpaimof d metricallyropposed; sslo ts. I12 rand: I 3 extending-sine wardlgw from thew surface I I. Received '5 in i the? 1m 12 :and: l3-is :apair: of oppositely"directed? 1 cutting tools 01: bits H and i l 5, and im accord ance with the teachings of the invention the bits l4 and I5 are closely received in the slots I2 and I3 but readily movable therein.

The support member Ill, as shown, is provided throughout its length with a bore or cylindrical opening I6 which is adapted to slidably receive an operating rod I! having an enlarged head end portion l8 received in an enlarged forward end portion IQ of the bore i6. Preferably the rod H and support I are keyed against relative rotation by a key 18'.

In accordance with the invention the enlarged portion [8 is provided with a pair of diametrically opposed slots 20 and 2| having inclined lower bearing surfaces adapted to bear against the inner ends of the tool bits l4 and I5, which inner ends are preferably inclined in the manner shown in Figure l to properly engage the bearing surfaces of slots 20 and 2|. The arrangement, as will be readily apparent, is such that upon longitudinal sliding movement of the rod H in a forward direction the tool bits l4 and will be caused to move radially outward of the support l0 equal amounts on either side of the support so that cutting may be effected at a larger diameter.

It will be observed in Figure 3 that the slots and 2| are provided with parallel sides having sliding rather than interlocking engagement with the tool bits [4 and [5 so that no means is afforded for retracting the bits it and it: upon rearward longitudinal movement of the operating rod [1. This is a preferred arrangement for many types of operations since conventional tool bits may be employed with little or no modification. However, it will be understood that wherever desired the rod H and bits M and 15 may be modified to have dovetailed or other interlocking engagement whereby positive movement of the bits [4 and 15 may be effected by movement of the rod I! in either longitudinal direction.

In order to effect longitudinal adjusting movement of the operating rod I1 with positiveness and precision I have provided a rotatable nut 22 which is received in an enlarged portion 23 of the bore l6 at the right hand or operating end of the support ID. The nut 22 is arranged to engage threads 24 provided at the operating end of the rod l1, and in the illustrated embodiment of the invention the threads 24' are formed with a left-hand lead so that upon clockwise rotation of the nut 22 the rod I! will be caused to move forwardly with respect to the nut.

As shown in Figure l the nut 22 is elongated and provided with an enlarged forward portion which defines a shoulder 25 facing outwardly of the operating end of the boring bar apparatus. Thus, to prevent longitudinal movement of the nut relative to the support [0 I may provide an annular retaining ring 25 having an inner hearing face thereon adapted to slidably engage the shoulder 25 whereby to permit rotational movement of the nut 22rwhile rigidly confining the same longitudinally. The retaining ring is pref erably secured to the support [0 by means of a plurality of circumferentially spaced bolts 27, as shown.

Mounted on the outwardly projecting end portion of the nut 22 and keyed thereto is an operating wheel 28 which extends radially outward of the support It] and is provided at spaced points about-its periphery with projecting handles 29 to facilitate engagement of the operating wheel 28 by a machine attendant. The wheel 28, in

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the present embodiment of the invention, is retained on the nut 22 by means of a second nut 30 engaging threads provided at the outer end portion of nut 22.

Thus, it will be apparent that longitudinal movement of the rod I! may be effected by appropriate rotational manipulation of the operating wheel 23, and clockwise rotation of the wheel 28 will cause forward movement of the rod I1 and an accurately related outward radial movement of the tool bits I4 and I5. And, where desired, rotational movement of the operating wheel 28 may be measured in terms of radial movement of the bits [4 and 15 by means of a, suitably calibrated dial 3|, carried by the wheel 28, and indicator 32 therefor, mounted on the support l0.

In order to securely clamp the tool bits [4 and 15 in any adjusted position so that a cutting or boring operation may be properly carried out I have provided an end cap member 33 which is generally eup-like in shape and is provided with projecting lugs 34 which are adapted to be received in the open longitudinal end of slots 20 and 2i and to bear against the forwardly exposed surfaces of tool bits 64 and i5 whereby to cause the bits to be clamped between the lugs 24 and the inner walls or the slots 2E. and 2|. The outer end of the end cap is bored longitudinally to receive an elongated bolt or tension rod 35 which is in turn received in an elongated bore 36 which extends throughout the length of the operating rod ll in concentric relation thereto. As shown in Figure l the tension rod 35 extends outwardly of the right hand end of the operating rod I1, and is provided at that same end with threads 3'5. A nut 33 engages the threads 31 and is arranged to bear against the right hand end surface of the operating rod i! so that the tension rod 35, and accordingly the end cap 33 may be drawn firmly toward the operating rod by appropriate manipulation of the nut 38. Thus, when the operating rod H is adjusted to any desired longitudinal position to effect a proper setting of the tool bits 14 and 15, the nut 38 may be rotated on the tension rod 35 in such manner as to draw the end cap 33 into firm clamping engagement with the tool bits 14 and Hi to firmly retain the same in adjusted position through subsequent cutting operations.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the nut 38 is provided with radially extending hey-like projections 39 (see Figure 5) which are adapted to slidably engage suitable keyways provided in a cylindrical member 40 which is positioned at the right hand or operating end of the boring bar apparatu in surrounding relation to the rods ll and 35. In accordance with the teachings of the invention the cylindrical memher is guided for rotary movement by a larger cylindrical member which is secured to and carried by the operating wheel 23. And secured to the outer extreme end of the inner cylindrical member M2 is a second operating wheel 42 which is substantially similar to the wheel 28, having a plurality of handles 43 about its outer periphery. Preferably the inner cylindrical member id is provided with an annular groove about its outer surface which is adapted to be engaged by one or more bolts or set screws 44 carried in the outer cylindrical member, so that relative longitudinal movement between the cylindrical members 40 and ll is prevented while the same parts may have relative rotational movement.

Thus it will be apparent that adjustment of segezzyz'zi .55 firtheiztoolzzbits;ilkand l-izrmayzbeuefieotedlabyrota- Ittion: of: the zoperatiomwheelaz8; l while-subsequent "clamping.'of'itheubitszmay: be! lfiectfid by.; rotation oftthe second-:operatingmheela421m cause nut "38 tto be -nrgediagainst thewend surface' of-rod I1.

:ordermtmavithdraw ist-he honing apparatus ifiromrai bore: afterxcompletion orta "cutting operation itrrmaynbe necessaryatorfirstwcol lapse or retract the 1 outwaricllymxtending toolrbitsi t l and t5. Andvinraccordance with the t teachingsi of the presenti invientiontthis mayrbewaccomplished 'zby tbacking t loifl ithe nut "'39" .a: substantial v extent ito: completelyfireefithe hits a M landrztr inlitheir respectiveretaining slots. ZYI-lhus, rwhen'ifthenboring apparatus is:retracted'iitheu *inreniect, tol'cliinwardly;lornpin somezicases drop mutant-th support arm .soithat athe samexmawbe readily withdrawn fromcvthe ihore. 'tThewoperatling :rod "I. i :need' not =beubacked ofirlto eifect such :rv hdrawalasatill:belapparent. A fillsual-ly. during. withdrawal of thesbcring apparatus ifroml .boreithe BlTdm cap .33 -is backed: off :to rsuch an: extent that! the i lugs c2134 vprojecting therefromzare no:longer.received in rslotsrzfl. and 2 1 Accordingly, in 1 order to maintain proper alignment}.betweenr-thevlugs tand-islots to faciliatatez reclampins.zoftthe bitsifor a subsequent boring,zoperationi'Iihave; provideda: pair of forwaridly pro; ectingsguide .rodsrtfiyithreaded inner. end :portions of which: arewreoeivedl in the support H1" in the manner-showndn'iFigure "The end -cap 33 isrzprovi'dedswith :a pair of longitudinally extendingvboresrllfioadapted toislidably receive the outer port-ions :of the :ro'ds ififi so that t the :cap -33 remains properly'aligned rvith the support ill even :wheni backed :off ttherefrom: to a substantial ex- :tent. Also, in the illustrated embodiment of the invention l have provided springs fl which are received in suitablerecesses ltabout the rods and which act outwardly upon 1 the end i cap '33. so: that upon :release of thez: nut 39 th end cap :233 a will be automatically-urged taway from the supportllttztoxcompletely free the' bits' M- and llffirin the'manner desired.

'YIn :many I instances, and :patticularly in such operations as cutting internal bevels and the like; it is: desirable to manipulate the tool' bits i 1 4 and J lfi durin-g the'cuttingoperation while at the same ,time'maintaining a predetermined clamping pressure on the bits 1 to :prevent chattering, J for I example. In accordance :Withhthe teachings of the invention '1 may i provide for operation m this manner hy forming f the threads 24 and 3! of rodsffl and 35 of eq'u'al lead, but of oppositedn- .clination, so that upon simultaneous rotation of both operating wheels. 28 andfi42" there is no= relatire displacement between the main operating rod l'l and nut' td. Thus, foi example,"if the wheel 28 is rotated 5 through =a-predetermined arc in "a clockwise :direction there will zbe a longitudinal advancing movement 'of the operating rod I? or a predetermined-amount Withrespect to the :support I I and rod 35 which would normally causethe rodll l to be moved away-from the'nut it to loosenthe tool'bit I t end [5. However, if, upon rotation of the -Wheel*28, a simultaneous and exactlyequal rotation of the wheel 42 is effected the-nut39-may be caused-toadvance along the rod 35 in -exact relation with the'rnain operatingrod 1'1 and thereis no change in clamping pressure upon the bits 1 M- and 5.

"Accordingly, I have ==provided a plurality-or closely spaced --bores 49 about the longitudinal endor the -0uter-cylindrieal"member 4 l any of which bores is=adapted=-to receive a pin 50 which bits l ixand ilfi will, i

is-carried :-by the :-second operating 1 wheelillz and arranged for longitudinaltsliding=movement wlth respect thereto. .Thus, sit will be apparent that the Wheel fl maybe rotated'iindependentlyofthe K711881128 to effect a predetermined clamping pressure upon "the. bits [l4 and I 5,- whe.reupon the pin tosmay be inserted in one of the bores '49 to lprovijde a positive lock between thewheels 28 and :42. "During any subsequent adjustment :of the toolrbitsrby rotation ofwwheel 28,"for example, the second wheel 421 will be carried Iin identical rotary movement and 'the :preset clamping pressure is maintained uniformly upon the bits "l4 and [5.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention the pin 115111 is :provided with can enlarged' head portion il tofacilitatemanipulation by a machine attendant, and :a' spring 52 is provided to normally urge the pin fiir toward I the plura'lityzdf bores lilythe arrangement being :such that the :spring 152 will insure that the wheels -lB an'd 42 remain lockedtogether upon the same bing set in: any'desired manner.

When thesize ofthe opening to 'be bored-is substantially-greater in diameter than 1thasup-- port |tl itis usually desirable to providaadditional support 'for the tool bits so that the -same 'mayAbe properly confined adjacent the point'of cutting. Thus, in Figures 6 and? of thetidrawing, wherein the boring apparatus is illustrated with elongated toolbits Man'd lfifithere is shown an enlarged supporting ring 5 3 "which i is mounted on the forward end ofthesupport lii and whioh is provided with suitable slots 54 arranged to coincide with slots i-z'anclifl inithe supportmember H1. Preferably the supporting ring 353 is readily slidable over the support It, but-in accordance with the teachings of the invention means, such as lceys 5t an'd 'dt are provided=to prevent rotation of the ring 53 *Wifih respeet to thesupport 10. And oftenit is desirable to pro-- vide one or more set screwstt orsimilar.devices so thatthe ring may be firmly held :in position duringuse.

Secured to the 'forward end iace 'of the supporting ring 53, by means of a plurality of *cap screw/s51, for example, is an annular retaining ring 58 having lugs 55] projecting outwardlyof itsright hand endface, which lugs-are adapted to registerwith thetool bit-receiving slots in the support It and ring53. The arrangement is such that when the rings 53 andfil? are in'assembled relation with the "support it elongated 'openings areprovidedyfor' the tool bits M and it whiclropenings areofisuchsizeas to substantially confine-thebits whilepermitting radial sliding movement thereof.

As will be readily understood, the. supporting and retaining ring-s53 andfifi may be provided in a plurality ofv sizes sothat. theapparat-us may be effectively employed in a .variety of applications. And it is in accordance with thegenera l teachings of the invention the rings or adaptors .53 and 56 maybereaclily assembled .to and re- .moved'fromthe support ltlsothatthe apparatus may .be readily adapted .for most effective .use in: the ,desiredapplication.

In Figure. 8 Lhave showuanother modification or radaptation of my apparatus wherein a flat end "cap 16*}, .having inwardly, projecting lugstii i is"provided:inplace tot-the end cap 3-3. ;ASW111 be observedtby :comparingii ligures '4 x 8 the outwardly extendingsguid-e rods rdfiiarerrcmoved and-suitable bolts 6-2 laresreceived in the same 7 threaded bores for the purpose of rigidly securing the end cap 6!! to the support It.

In the last mentioned modification of the invention the main operating rod I1 is preferably backed olT so that the enlarged end portion l8 thereof does not underlie tool bit M", and one or more set screws 63 are provided in the cap 60 to lock the bit M in any preset position. By the arrangement thus described the apparatus is modified into a conventional boring bar, and cutting adjustments are usually effected by shifting the entire bar assembly laterally with respect to the axis of rotation of work being bored. In such instances only one tool bit is utilized, and no means need be provided for adjusting the bit with respect to the support it.

The advantages of the invention should now be apparent. I have provided an adjustable boring bar assembly of generally simplified and improved construction which is both rugged and versatile and which is capable of unusually high rates of production in normal use.

A particularly advantageous feature of the invention resides in my improved arrangement for adjusting tool bits 14 and i comprising the tu bular operating rod ll and the tension rod 35 slidably positioned therein providing positive and accurate but highly simplified means for adjusting a plurality of tool bits, and locking the same in adjusted position, from one end of the boring c bar assembly and remote from the tool bits. The arrangement is such that conventional tool bits may be employed in the apparatus with little or no modification, and for this reason a supply of such tool bits may be kept at hand for a variety of types of cutting operations and for a variety of materials.

Another advantageous feature of my invention resides in the construction of the adjusting and locking mechanism whereby the cutting tools may be clamped under a predetermined pressure and adjustment of the tools may be thereafter eifected without altering such clamping pressure. This arrangement is particularly desirable in the cutting of beveled surfaces, for radial adjustment of the cutters must be carried out during the progress of the cutting operation, at which time it is necessary, or at least highly desirable, to maintain a certain amount of clamping pressure upon the tool bits.

Other obvious advantages of the invention reside in the ease with which the assembly may be modified to accommodate elongated cutting tools, for boring operations in openings substantially larger than the main support member 1!), and in the simplified modification rendering the assembly usable as a conventional boring bar.

It should be understood, however, that the apparatus herein specifically disclosed and described is intended to be illustrative only, and reference should therefore be had to the appended claims in determining the full scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a boring bar assembly the combination of an elongated tubular support member having slots at one end thereof, cutting tools received in said slots and movable therein radially with respect to said support member, an elongated operating rod slidably received within said support member, said operating rod having inclined surfaces at the end thereof adjacent said one end, said inclined surfaces underlying said cutting tools and adapted upon longitudinal movement of said operating rod to cause radial moveexample, wherein L,

ment of said cutting tools, clamping means for said cutting tools comprising an end cap having portions received in said slots, a tension rod engaging said end cap and slidably received within said operating rod, and independent means at the other end of said support member to move said operating and tension rods independently with respect to said support member.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1 further characterized by said independent means comprising an internally threaded member rotatably received in said support, said operating rod being threaded adjacent said last mentioned member and in threaded engagement therewith.

3. Apparatus according to claim 2 further characterized by said independent means further comprising a second internally threaded member engaging said tension rod.

4. In a boring bar assembly of the type having a support member; radially adjustable cutting tools received in said support member, clamping means for said cutting tools, and independent control means for said tools and clamping means extending through said support member from one end to the other; the improvement comprising a first operating wheel carried by said support and having means engaging the control means for said tools whereby upon rotation of said wheel said tools are moved radially, a second operating wheel adapted for relative rotation with respect to said first operating wheel and having means engaging the control means for said clamping means whereby upon rotation of said second wheel said clamping means are actuated, and locking means carried by said second operating wheel for locking said clamping means in predetermined clamping relation, said control means for said tools being movable independently of said clamping means.

5. Apparatus according to claim 4 further characterized by said clamping means being adjustable by rotation of said second operating wheel relative to said first operating wheel, and said locking means comprising releasable means for interlocking said first and second operating wheels.

6. Apparatus according to claim 4 further characterized by said control means for said tools comprising an operating rod threaded at one end, threaded means operated by said first wheel for efiecting longitudinal movement of said operating rod, said control means for said clamping means comprising a tension rod received within said operating rod and threaded at one end adjacent the threaded end of said operating rod, a nut engaging the threaded end of said tension rod and adapted to bear against the end surface of said operating rod, means for rotating said threaded means, and means for rotating said nut, said locking means comprising means to interlock said means for rotating said nut and means for rotating said threaded means whereby adjustment of said cutting tools may be effected under predetermined clamping pressure.

'7. In a boring bar assembly the combination of an elongated tubular support member having slots at one end thereof, cutting tools received in said 510135 and movable therein radially with respect to, said support member, an elongated operating rod slidably received Within said support member, said operating rod having inclined surfaces at the end thereof adjacent said one end, said inclined surfaces underlying said cutting tools and adapted upon longitudinal movement of said operating rod to cause radial movement of said cutting tools, clamping means for said cutting tools comprising an end cap having 9. Apparatus according to claim 8 further characterized by said end cap having projecting maintaining said lugs in alignment with said slots While said clamping means is in a released condition.

ate said clamping means, and means to lock said wheels against relative rotation.

11. App

aratus according to claim 10 further RUSSELL F. ROGERS.

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